One Dark Window
Subtitle: Maiden. Monster. Martyr.
Series: The Shepherd King
Publisher: Orbit
Published: September 27, 2022
Place of publication: London, Great Britain
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9780356519494
Copyright date: 2022
First sentence: I was nine the first time the Physicians came to the house.
Description: *Elspeth needs a monster. The monster might be her.*

Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom of Blunder - she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets.
But nothing comes for free, especially magic.
When elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, she is thrust into a world of shadow and deception. Together, they embark on a dangerous quest to cure the town of Blunder from the dark magic infecting it. As the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, El;speth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly, darkly, taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.

_A MAIDEN MUST UNLEADH SHE MONSTER WITHIN TO SAVE HER KINGDOM IN THIS DARK, LUSH GOTHIC FANTASY DEBUT._